Rare Rear Roar Reared error horror terror brier regular barrier terrier merrier Babe bulb barb 6. Ng, as in Si-ng; King Gong Hang [or n, before g hard or k.] wrong bang rang sprung drank wink ring 7. B, as in B-a-be. The forcible execution of this, and the two following elements, in a very clear and compact form, is often indispensable to the full effect of vivid emotion. Did died dared Disdained Gag gig gay Valve vain van Ball bar ban Dawn dart dash Gave gap go Vaunt veer vie Bead beam beat Roared prior Blab slab drab 9. G, as in G-a-g. Gall Gull guard gun gone gust Cave cove hive Rarely Drier truer crier 10. V, as in V-al-ve. Leave move grove Mob rob sob Mad had sad Hag beg fig Velvet valley vivid Curb garb herb Bed fed led disbanded Log dug rug Survive revive revolve Zone haze buzz 11. Maze ooze doze 12. Z, as in A-z-ure, [or s, as in measure.] Seizure Measure Vision Composure Derision leisure crosier disclosure division osier hosier grazier confusion Yes t you yon pleasure treasure Was wan waste Than that thou Z, as in Z-one, [or s flat.] Daisies prizes houses Joy Jar jade jam jeer jet Has dies was 13. Y, as in Y-e. Young Yawn youth yell your yearn 14. W, as in W-oe. Ware Wed win west won wisp thy thus 15. TH, as in TH-ine. Then Thee Bathe though swathe there blithe Disease dissolves dismays Yearly yellow yeoman 16. J, as in J-oy, [and G, soft.] Jilt Page Giant rage gibbet just sage ginger Wine wire wide Beneath thither smooth Judge budge nudge III. "Atonic" Elements. [All "atonics," from their utter want of vocality, need great force and precision in their articulation.] * Yay, not "ye." + Yes, not "yiss." In these and a few other words, the style recommended by Walker, is now obsolete. Pulp pope pop Tight taught taunt Fade far fall Say sad saw Hail hall ha! Pall peal pace Thank think thin Tall tea took Fell fed fen Had hat hark 1. P, as in P-i-pe. Pile Pale pore pass 3. C, hard, and K, as in C-a-ke; and Q, as in Q-ueen. Key Cane Queen keel cast kill cark Through theme thirst 2. T, as in T-en-t. Top tug trust quake quick pave prop File fine fight Mat Tatter let totter not tutor Creak click clank 4. F, as in F-i-fe. Off safe life press gloss Paper puppet piping papal 5. S, (sharp,) and C, soft, as in C-ea-s See Sauce Mass Source sit slice sod swiss 6. H, as in H-e. Heel Hit high home head hot Deck Cork mock cask cook quirk Hoof staff stuff souse toss 7. Th, as in Th-in. Thong Thrust thorn thread Pulpy palpable Total tented tightest What when where Fly flee flown Ceaseless sister assistance Whet whisk whirl Hath Breath path moth lath oath IV. Syllabic Combinations. 1. Initial Syllables. The common faults in the enunciation of syllables, consist in a slack, obscure articulation of the single elements of which they are composed, and, in addition, the fault of negligently allowing a vowel sound to intervene between the consonants; thus "bălă" for bla. True taste will never allow a slovenly style of articulation, but will always maintain a neat, clear, and exact sound of every element, in whatever combination it may occur. Bl, cl, f, gl, pl, sl, spl. Blame, bleed, blow, blew, black, bled, bliss, blot, blind, blest. Claim, clean, clime, close, clew, clap, cleft, clip, clot. Glare, gleam, glide, glow, gloom, glad, glim, gloss. Slay, sleep, slide, slow, slack, slept, slip, slew. Br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, spr, tr, str, shr. [The following words need attention to a clear, distinct enunciation of the hard r,-free, however, from prolongation.] Brave, bread, brink, broke, brisk, brow, brook, brink. Crave, creep, cried, croak, crest, crook, crop, crust. Drain, dream, dry, drove, drag, dread, drip, drop. Frame, free, fro, fruit, fret, froth, frown, freeze. Trace, tree, try, trust, track, tread, trip, true. Sm, sn, sp, st. Small, smite, smoke, smooth, smile, smote. Snare, sneer, snow, snug. Space, speed, spike, spoke, spare, sped, spear. 2. Final Syllables. Ld, lf, lk, lm, lp, ls, It, lve. Bold, hailed, called, held, filled, tolled. Milk, silk, bulk, hulk. Elm, helm, whelm, film. Help, gulp, Alp, scalp. Falls, tells, files, hills, feels, tools, howls, toils. Fault, melt, bolt, hilt. Elve, delve, helve, shelve, twelve, valve, devolve, revolve. M'd, ms, nd, ns, nk, nce, nt. Maim'd, claim'd, climb'd, gloom'd. And, band, hand, land, lined, moaned. Gains, dens, gleans, vines, groans, screens, wins, suns. Dance, glance, hence, whence, once, since, ounce. Rb, rd, rk, rm, rn, rse, rs (rz,) rt, rve, rb'd, rk'd, rm'd, rnd, rst, rv'd. Barb, orb, herb, curb, barb'd, orb'd, curb'd, disturb'd. |